Hadera
Hadera
חֲדֵרָה | |
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Ḥdera |
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Coat of arms | |
Hadera Hadera | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′N 34°55′E / 32.450°N 34.917°E | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Subdistrict | Hadera |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nir Ben Haim |
| Area | |
• Total | 53,000 dunams (53 km2; 20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 106,765 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Jews and others | 99% |
| • Arabs | 1% |
| Website | www.hadera.muni.il |
Hadera (Hebrew: חדרה, pronounced [χadeˈʁa]) is a city located in the Haifa District of Israel, in the northern Sharon region, approximately 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the major cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. The city is located along 7 km (5 mi) of the Israeli coastal plain. The city's population includes a notable community of post-Soviet and Ethiopian aliyah arrivals. In 2023 it had a population of 106,765.
Hadera was established in 1891 as a farming colony by members of the Zionist group, Hovevei Zion, from Lithuania and Latvia. By 1948, it was a regional center with a population of 11,800. In 1952, Hadera was declared a city, with jurisdiction over an area of 53,000 dunams.